Have A Look At The Best Pictures From This Week’s Solar Eclipse

For the first time in the history of United States, people saw the “Great American Eclipse” that spanned across the entire USA. The solar eclipse passed over the land after 99 years. It started in the late hours of the morning in Oregon and ended in South Carolina.

Image: NASA/Bill Ingalls

People had planned to watch the great solar eclipse for months or years in advance, and that included children, adults, and the elderly alike. While the entire world rammed about the eye protection required to witness the phenomenon, the president of the US refused to listen to this precaution and stepped out to watch it without any safety glasses.

Image: ESA/Royal Observatory Belgium

In all the chaos of getting to watch the solar eclipse, many of the roads in the Southeast were choked with traffic. As a result, we got a gazillion grainy pictures of the eclipse, but a few super spectacular ones too. We have picked some of the best ones that amazed the people on social media.

Image: James Cook/ BBC

No one would have missed such an event. However, except the US, rest of the world was not lucky enough to witness one. At least, the advanced technology can bring you the gift of videos and images despite being so far away.

The president may not have realized the importance of protection, but the rest of the world did. Those who did not have access to protective glasses, just improvised. This science communicator demonstrated a DIY device to watch the eclipse.

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US residents are not the only ones lucky enough to witness a total solar eclipse. Another one will happen on December 26, 2019, all across Eastern Europe, Asia, Northwest Australia, and the Pacific region. You can definitely wait for these two years if you are an enthusiast.